Learn with PECB : ISO-14001-Lead-Auditor training material for 100% pass

An organisation has the following environmental policy document displayed in the reception area.
" This organisation is committed to providing electric cables to customers ' requirements, in accordance with environmental regulations for their manufacture, use and disposal. The organisation will strive to increase the environmental awareness of its personnel, suppliers, subcontractors and interested parties. Continual environmental EMS improvement is a permanent objective of the organisation. This policy shall be communicated to all employees with the opportunity for them to seek clarification where required. Where required, the policy shall be communicated to all interested parties. " Referring to the above policy statement, select three options for which the organisation is meeting ISO 14001 requirements.

• A. The organisation uses suppliers committed to environmental sustainability.
• B. The organisation has a commitment to environmental protection.
• C. The organisation makes available its environmental policy to interested parties.
• D. The organisation has a good reputation for recycling its waste.
• E. The organisation clearly meets all compliance obligations.
• F. The organisation is committed to continual improvement.
• G. The organisation satisfies its customers ' environmental requirements.
• H. The organisation ' s processes deliver the intended improvement to the environment.

Which two of the following statements apply to a Stage 2 certification audit plan?

• A. All of the organisation ' s site processes to be audited must be addressed in the audit programme.
• B. The questions to be asked during the audit are detailed in the audit plan.
• C. The previous audit findings are detailed in the audit plan.
• D. The audit plan is shared with the auditee in advance of the audit.
• E. A significant portion of the audit must be allocated to evaluating the organisation ' s processes for ensuring legal compliance.
• F. The audit team leader is responsible for creating the audit plan.

A large public library established an EMS following the requirements of ISO 14001, which was third-party certified 10 years ago. You are performing the second surveillance audit of the third certification cycle. The audit plan included an audit of the Director as the last interview before the closing meeting.
During the interview with the Director, you audit clause 6.2, Objectives and planning to achieve them. The dialogue is as follows:
You: Could you please tell me which environmental objectives were defined for last year and show evidence of their achievement?
Director: Yes. We had defined three objectives. As you can see from our Annual Plan, one of them was to separate our waste into four categories: paper, plastics, metals, and food. Before, we had only three, because plastic and paper were disposed of together. We developed an Action Plan to achieve this objective.
Which six of the questions would you ask related to the Action Plan?

• A. Was it approved by the Director?
• B. How was progress of the plan being monitored?
• C. Were actions integrated into the organisation's business processes?
• D. Did you estimate what resources would you need?
• E. Who was responsible for the completion of the plan?
• F. How did you measure it?
• G. Is it consistent with the environmental policy?
• H. Did you define any method for monitoring progress?

You are auditing a regional distribution depot of Park and Spend, a major retail chain. In a corner, you notice a steel drum sitting in a pool of liquid, which is slightly leaking across the passageway. You ask the Depot Manager what is in the drum and are told it is hydraulic oil for the forklift trucks. When you ask why it is kept there, you are told that it is not normally kept there, but one of the forklift trucks reversed into it during the previous shift when it was waiting to be moved to a maintenance area. He says that he will get the floor cleaned up right away.
Your audit trail leads to a possible nonconformity against clause 8.2 of ISO 14001. Select one option of evidence that would demonstrate nonconformity to this clause.

• A. No spill kits were available in the depot to ensure a prompt response to oil spills
• B. Workers were not given personal protective equipment (PPE) to use when cleaning oil spills
• C. Inadequate fire protection was provided for the depot
• D. No training in safe driving has been given to forklift drivers

You are the audit team leader of a third-party initial certification audit to ISO 14001 for two days of audit.
This is the first time you lead an audit, and a second member of the team is a qualified audit team leader who will evaluate your performance as the audit team leader.
During lunch on the second day, you are informed that the second member of the audit team will have to leave the audit due to personal problems but could return the following day.
What would you do? Select the best two options.

• A. Ask the auditee if they are happy to continue without the second member.
• B. Continue with the audit under your leadership and revise the audit plan for the rest of day two.
• C. Cancel the audit and ask the certification body to reschedule it.
• D. Ask the auditee if they could accept to extend the audit till the following day.
• E. Urgently contact the certification body and explain the situation.
• F. Urgently contact the certification body to see if there is an audit team leader available to lead the remaining part of the audit.